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Learning that fans hated Applejack and called her "boring" is crazyyy to me because I genuinely, unironically believe AJ's the most complex character in the main six.
Backstory-wise, she was born into a family of famers/blue collar workers who helped found the town she lives in. She grew up a habitual liar until she had the bad habit traumatized outta her. She lost both her parents and was orphaned at a young age, having to step up as her baby sister's mother figure. She's the only person in the main gang who's experienced this level of loss and grief (A Royal Problem reveals that AJ dreams about memories of being held by her parents as a baby). She moved to Manhattan to live with her wealthy family members, only to realize she'll never fit in or be accepted, even amongst her own family. The earlier seasons imply she and her family had money problems too (In The Ticket Master, AJ wants to go to the gala to earn money to buy new farm equipment and afford hip surgery for her grandma).
Personality-wise, she's a total people-pleaser/steamroller (with an occasional savior complex) who places her self worth on her independence and usefulness for other people, causing her to become a complete workaholic. In Applebuck Season, AJ stops taking care of herself because of her obsessive responsibilities for others and becomes completely dysfunctional. In Apple Family Reunion, AJ has a tearful breakdown because in she thinks she dishonored her family and tarnished her reputation as a potential leader –– an expectation and anxiety that's directly tied to her deceased parents, as shown in the episode's ending scene. In The Last Roundup, AJ abandons her family and friends out of shame because believes she failed them by not earning 1st place in a rodeo competition. She completely spirals emotionally when she isn't able to fulfill her duties toward others. Her need to be the best manifests in intense pride and competitiveness when others challenge her. And when her pride's broken, she cowers and physically hides herself.
Moreover, it's strongly implied that AJ has a deep-seated anger. The comics explore her ranting outbursts more. EQG also obviously has AJ yelling at and insulting Rarity in a jealous fit just to hurt her feelings (with a line that I could write a whole dissection on). And I'm certain I read in a post somewhere that in a Gameloft event, AJ's negative traits are listed as anger.
Subtextually, a lot of these flaws and anxieties can be (retroactively) linked to her parents' death, forcing her to grow up too quickly to become the adult/caregiver of the family (especially after her big brother becomes semiverbal). Notice how throughout the series, she's constantly acting as the "mom friend" of the group (despite everything, she manages to be the most emotionally mature of the bunch). Notice how AJ'll switch to a quieter, calmer tone when her friends are panicking and use soothing prompts and questions to talk them through their emotions/problems; something she'd definitely pick up while raising a child. Same with her stoicism and reluctance at crying or releasing emotions (something Pinkie explicitly points out). She also had a childhood relationship with Rara (which, if you were to give a queer reading, could easy be interpreted as her first 'aha' crush), who eventually left her life. (Interestingly enough, AJ also has an angry outburst with Rara for the same exact reasons as with EQG Rarity; jealous, upset that someone else is using and changing her). It's not hard to imagine an AJ with separation anxiety stemming from her mother and childhood friend/crush leaving. I'm also not above reading into AJ's relationship with her little sister (Y'all ever think about how AB never got to know her parents, even though she shares her father's colors and her mother's curly hair?).
AJ's stubbornness is a symptom of growing up too quickly as well. Who else to play with your baby sister when your brother goes nonverbal (not to discount Big Mac's role in raising AB)? Who else to wake up in the middle of the night to care for your crying baby sister when your grandma needs her rest? When you need to be 100% all the time for your family, you tend to become hard-stuck with a sense of moral superiority. You know what's best because you have to be your best because if you're aren't your best, then everything'll inevitably fall apart and it'll be your fault. And if you don't know what's best –– if you've been wrong the whole time –– that means you haven't been your best, which means you've failed the people who rely on you, which means you can't fulfill your role in the family/society, which makes you worthless . We've seen time and time again how this compulsive need to be right for the sake of others becomes self-destructive (Apple Family Reunion, Sound of Silence, all competitions against RD). We've seen in The Last Roundup how, when no longer at her best, AJ would rather remove herself from her community than confront them because she no longer feels of use to them.
But I guess it is kinda weird that AJ has "masculine" traits and isn't interested in men at all. It's totally justified that an aggressively straight, misogynistic male fandom would characterize her as a "boring background character." /s
At the time of writing this, it's 4:46AM.
#mlp#yeah i wrote this last night during insomnia.#yeah i know an embarrassing amount of crap about this kids show#but whatever it's my hyperfixation i'll store as much useless information as i want!!!#i'm gay and neurodivergent i have an excuse#in case you needed more proof that aj's my favorite character#personal#delete later#unless you like this analysis stuff#i get why they didn't reveal aj's parent's death until way later and why they didn't do much with it but i wish they did#cuz narratively there could've been so much material with aj's grief. like. i feel like we gloss over the fact that she lost her#mother and father as a teenager#i tried keeping my personal hcs out of this to keep it unbiased#but i'll put some in the tags#involving rarijack –– i think aj can be (but not always) very self-conscious about her relationship with rarity#anxieties that she's not the right fit or that rarity will move away and leave her some day or that another woman will take her attention#(like in rollercoaster of friendship?? nudge nudge??). basic seperation anxiety stuff#long post#regarding applebloom whenever i think about her and her parents i think about that scene in steven universe where steven looks up at#a portrait of his mother and openly wonders what kind of sack lunches she would've made for him. that episode still fucks me up
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Oh, Lala...
#atla#avatar the last airbender#atla fanart#atla art#atla azula#princess azula#atla ursa#suki#atla suki#kyoshi warriors au#kyoshi warriors#Kyoshi Warrior Ursa AU#wip#I felt like sharing a little snippet of a two-page comic I've been working on for AGES#Literally you have no idea for how long this has been sitting on my drafts#Mainly because I keep getting sidetracked by new AUs and sketches and projects. But that's nothing new so#This one is a deep-ish dive into the basic character dynamics between the Fire Siblings as well as Ursa and Suki#Or should I say#Between the siblings Ruolan and Jian Li regarding their mother Noriko and each other.#I know the names can get rather confusing. I'd love to explain the reasoning behind them if anyone would like to know tho#Moving on#There's a lot to unpack in that scene#The characters are different from how we know them due to their circumstances in this AU. But they have things in common with the og series#Of course that remains for you to see#I'm so excited to finish this and share it with you guys!#Some of you have been asking about Azula/Ruolan and Ursa/Noriko in this AU and I am here to deliver#I love the dynamic between this little family SO much it's driving me insane#That being said#What do you get from this panel alone? What do you think it's happening?#I'd love to hear your thoughts on this
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“My amazing daughter” ❌
Too human, not dystopian enough
“my lovable creature” ✅
Unintentionally objectifying, affectionate in a dystopian way, true to the canon “pet and owner” dynamic most aliens have with their pet-humans, “Aliens can never truly understand humans they are two different species”
#alien stage#alnst#It felt kind of disturbing to me but yk i can’t blame her#It’s better than “worth the loss” or “weapon” tsk#its kind of similiar to how we regard out pets. actually.#i bet aliens and humans dont have the same perception on love and affection#but its a trait that everyone and everything has...i think#the fact that shine tries. id never doubt she loved mizi to some capacity#but she couldnt...*love* mizi like a human parent#she will always be mizis mother to me though#i mean just look at how much she cared#the sentiment is still there so. i love it. *wipes tear*#“loveable” but not “loved” Shine could and would love mizi if she could
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#the dark piercing gaze will have her fessing up every single time
#bangel#bangeledit#buffy summers#angel btvs#btvsedit#btvs#dailybtvs#buffysource#filmtv#there's literally nothing she could keep from him#not very long at least#and he was always so willing to sit and listen#even regarding something that she felt was silly yet was weighing her down#i'll never repeat it enough: he. was. her. rock.#and it was still the case years later even when they weren't together#his presence at her mother's funeral was everything for her
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Still thinking about just how deep in it Liliana Temult is. Like in the eyes of the narrative she went from
absent & possibly dead, very sad -> alive just estranged?? mysterious! -> possibly involved in a cult, tragic, can her daughter reach her? -> uncomfortably high up in said cult -> the cult's goddamn General and striking such terror into the local population of the Ruidus that they are afraid of even her appearance or someone who looks like her
Ordinary people who are trying to resist the dictatorial Imperium/Ruby Vanguard alliance and their iron control of the populace are terrified of her. You don't strike terror just by "being there". Terror happens because of actions. And it leaves us to wonder what exactly Liliana Temult has done during her time on the moon to make the citizens fear her so much.
#all of this has happened so fast#but I wonder whether Imogen mourns the version of her (dead/vanished) mother that she held in her mind#the one who was ostensibly good in that way children hope their lost loved ones to be (or at least not full ham evil)#Liliana has at times given off this vague air of regret - mostly regarding Imogen like 'i wish it wasn't like this but it is'#but in general that all this violence and terrorizing Ruidus and killing all the gods - it's unfortunate but part of the Greater Purpose#and that makes her all the more detestable tbh#she sees and understands and maybe even empathizes with those that have been or will be hurt by this campaign for Predathos#and has decided that it's still necessary. unfortunate but necessary. this sort of quiet and awful conviction#the kind of person who will hurt you while telling you it's for your own good and it's better this way#cr spoilers#c3e88#critical role#liliana temult#op
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I love how people are only ever interested in defending Arya's right to be weird-looking. It's never defending her intelligence from people who claim she's incapable of thinking for herself, highlighting her importance to the plot and refusing to see her as just a prop, acknowledging how much of her story gets stolen and given to other characters, talking about her trauma or how often it gets erased and overlooked, seeing her as more than just an attack dog/bodyguard, etc. Nope. It's just a "why can't people let Arya be ugly/unconventional looking? :(" post every other week because people are, for whatever reason, obsessed with how Arya is visually perceived. One of the most misinterpreted characters yet the issue is only ever with her being portrayed as "too pretty" or the wrong "type" of pretty. This fandom will entirely rewrite a character's motivations, values, and role in the story to the point that they consider references to canon "hate" but! The true injustice to canon is we acknowledge that she is described as pretty several times. Arya simply existing as her pretty, important, and non-conforming self is too complex and confusing for people to comprehend 😔.
#arya stark#asoiaf#fandom nonsense#how can Arya be considered pretty?! she's literally non-conforming?? being pretty belongs to /feminine/ female characters...right? 😱#I feel like these people tell on themselves with how much they value beauty because they make it /such/ a big deal#when her self-esteem issues regarding being a lady are infinitely more relevant to her story (and more interesting to discuss)#her being mocked for having the Stark look is a supporting story element that also reinforces her being an outcast considering#her mother + all of her trueborn siblings have a southern look and she was raised with southern standards#not to mention her non-conformity and often messy appearance heavily impacted how her looks were perceived#George writes Arya's non-conformity as parallel to traditional femininity so it makes sense that beauty is one of those aspects he subverts#(also why it makes sense that her future includes accepting her identity as a Lady while redefining the role but that's off topic)#this is why you need to look at the writing instead of judging based on the /type/ of character you think Arya is#and! it's truly not that serious 😭 I'm sure it will be a plot point eventually but it's not 98% of her story like these people pretend#Arya is such an interesting + well-written character but we constantly get people rewriting her and nonsense discourse around her looks#such rich material and all you can say is that she's an /odd-looking feral gremlin/ and I'm supposed to take your opinion seriously#at this point the obsession with Arya being /weird/ looking has to be some projection of personal self-esteem issues#there's no way /this/ is the hill you're willing to die on with all the terrible takes about Arya from this fandom#wish people who didn't care about her would just stop bringing her up so we could have our discussions about her in peace
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Had to draw the trio from from my fave book by @sarahreesbrennan as I reread for the millionth time 😮💨 They’re so fun
#in other lands#elliot schafer#luke sunborn#serene heart in the chaos of battle#trivia: the pose where Luke grabs his hair is from the unicorn scene (MY BELOVED UNICORN SCENE)#serene getting angry is in regards to her mom I love how she’s all cool and collected and then full on screams at her mother#I’m obsessed with how elliot gets tall and muscular but doesn’t process the latter#ofc had to draw the progression#then ouughhf um#the kisses#all three of them would go about it differently and it was a joy to portray#Serene and Elliot had to be aged down for their kiss bc no WAY that’d happen later lmfao#also uhm I used Laios dungeon meshi as obvious inspo for Luke#I stared at Luke’s face way too much after I drew him I feel like one of the masses 💀💀#sorry elliot I’m letting u down#I played fast and loose with serene and Elliot’s eye colors so those aren’t fully book accurate#I like dark eyes ok
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Amphitrite and Sally were lovers first before Poseidon joined them. They're in a polyamorous relationship, and that's how Persea was conceived. She's quite literally princess of the Seas because of this
Meanwhile, Persea thinks her cool godmother Trite is actually her mother's secret girlfriend with whom she cheats on Gaby, but Percy supports them and wishes the three of them could just run away and live all together.
#in my au we shall give sally the love and worship she deserves by TWO gods#and goddess having affairs with pretty female mortals as well#amphitrite was the only one that never threatened or hated poseidon's bastards and was known for actually accepting them in her family#it's canon she likes percy and even bakes for him when he visits#persea is gonna be a little bit traumatized when she learns that particular fact about her conception#amphitrite#sally jackson#poseidon#poseidon x sally#poseidon x amphitrite#poseidon x sally jackson x amphitrite#persea knows her as Aunt Trite at first#her mother's best friend who helped her raise persea and has been on their lives since she can remember#amphitrite can bypass zeus' laws regarding demigods thanks to her being a nymph instead of goddess#that's how she and poseidon keep tabs on sally and look after ther and percy the best they can#because of this persea is a little more prepared for the future#pjo#female percy jackson#persea andromeda jackson#persea jackson#my au#pjo au#pjo headcanons
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Love how the white palace perfectly combines elements of both PK and WL.
The gleaming pale coloring, intricate defensive mechanics, advanced/magic technology, and architecture depicting the king alongside the elegant plant life bursting through the halls, flowery vines and roots framing the floors and the ceilings.
The wings moulds! I hc, that they were constructed to look like the moss flies that live in queens garden. The white lady is fond of the creatures, so the king chose that design specifically for her.
And, The nursery room! One of the most abounding in plant life rooms in the palace, and with the white lady's silhouette etched into the chair beside the cradle..
#Because of the shade theme that plays I believe it was intended to be for Hollow. But I also believe the room didn't actually exist#or at least was not used.#It is a part of the dreamscape white palace because the king wished it could have been that way.#That she could have been a mother and that their child could have been their child.#It's so close to the throne room too. Just below it.#Which I believe is symbolic of how important his family was to him despite everything#and his deep regrets regarding them ect.#Anyway I had a point here what was I saying#Oh yes#Love the design of the white palace#<3#Hollow knight#Hk pale king#Hk white lady#Hk white palace#hk thoughts
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how to care for ur man thing
#ethan winters#alcina dimitrescu#i dont ship them#daniela open her moms phone to find 67+ searches regarding how to take care of a man thing#she shows her sister and they all think its the funniest thing ever#cassandra the man thing is making weird noises#mother hes crying#oh#ew how do we make him stop#resident evil village#re8#resident evil#resident evil 8#resident evil fanart#please dont use this as ship art#miss dimitrescu would only date women#comics#miss D and her man thing
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Lady Vader
@fan-maddson
Vader didn’t like this idea and he didn’t understand why Sidious was insisting on it. Why should he marry and create children with this woman? This…senator? Could it be her family’s possible ties to the rebellion? She seemed to have distanced herself from them recently…did she know sidious’ plan already?
But again. Why did Vader need to marry her? Sidious spent so long on his campaign that screamed ‘Vader is not human, fear him’ and now he was about to ruin it. Why now, Vader didn’t understand. Jed been with the man for years now—first as a slave child then as a slave to the sith. So he really had no choice in the matter.
#it’s up to you in regards to Fannie’s alliance#her father and mother are with bail and the rebellion though#anakin was never a Jedi#always a sith/vader
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Bi-Han wifed up the baddest bitch in Outworld (she can't fight her way out of a lunch bag and she's God's favourite idiot)
#anyway goodbye male/female hello ninja/farm girl#some talia (the oc) lore bc i wanna rant abt her LETS GOOOO. she's from the southern part of edenia#due to northern prejudices and general royal dickiness. southerners are generally regarded as uneducated barbarians#simply because they're mainly farmers and homebuilders. Talia was selected as Kitana and Mileena's nanny/nursemaid#since they were babies and they love her sm. they def see her as a second mother and wanted to set her up with sindel multiple times#she was childhood friends with the lin kuei bros bc they'd sneak around all the time. bi-han made her promise they'll get married when#he becomes grandmaster. talia accepted because of COURSE he'll be one. a good one. a loyal one. :)#TALIA IS CHAOTIC GOOD. shes sweet and kind but this woman would fight satan for a pop tart#bi-han loves her so much but you bet he chases her pretty ass everyhere cause she gets herself in trouble all the time.#anyway dumbass women rule <333#bi-han#bi han#mk1#mortal kombat#mk x oc#canon x oc#digital art#wip#lee draws
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Every day I look up for a few minutes and thank God or whoever else is out there, that the writers of Brooklyn Nine Nine never ever ever added a cheating plot line to any character. Didn't even make them think any such thing. Thank fuck. You can sing piña colada over a corpse but by God you WILL be madly in love with your partner
(Context: watching New girl. This is I think the third sitcom where they've put in a cheating plotline for NO REASON. )
#i hate this plotline#am halfway through new girl#schmidt doesnt deserve this#like he pined after cece for so long and now ur telling me hes just double timing two women with no regard to their feelings#and then has the audacity to blame jess and nick#i miss the schmidt who was the mother hen and the listener and the always-put-together control freak#new girl#schmidt#jess day#winston bishop#cece parekh#nick miller#mine#brooklyn nine nine#b99
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Just remembered in the early episodes of c2 talks Sam's response to someone asking if it was difficult playing a girl was basically "no they're the same as us". Which is in some ways true but also Veth wound up being like, the one character that I think you could under no circumstance genderswap and have her arc have the same effect.
#for the record i think its decent advice to write woman and men similiarly if your not getting into specific themes regarding gender#but if you say writing a character struggling to fit into the mold of a perfect wife and mother while having her own ambitions#thats a character where being a women is very core to the character#critical role#veth brenatto#also i havent watched talks in a looooong while and i dont plan on rewatching cause yknow#but i distinctly remember this
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Raine seeing some of Eda's older scars, maybe somewhere on her torso, back or chest and they ask her about it, thinking its from an old duel or her being impulsive and doing something adventurous
And Eda is like, "Oh, uh. My mom's cures backfired more than they helped."
They never helped
And Raine has no idea about what Gwen did in the past and they're puzzled and now very concerned and they press a little more and pull the basic details
Eda gives a few examples of her "cures" while she sounds like she's trying to make it sound anecdotal, but her tone is off, and she sounds more irritated and hurt than soundly past it
Knives, poison, etc. I'm convinced her mom would always try to bring the curse out to essentially exorcise, or even kill the beast one time, and Eda has picked up scars from that. She's very lucky limbs detach
And now Raine is very angry at Gwen, and its onsight with her the next time they see her
Eda: she really messed up... but that's in the past now. She apologised for making me feel like a... you know.
Raine: Did she apologise for trying to kill you???
#gwen: I know... I failed in that regard as a mother. I love my daughter though#raine: you... is it partly your fault she wouldn't let me help her??#raine: you did fail wtf. on multiple levels#the owl house#toh#eda clawthorne#toh eda#edalyn clawthorne#raine whispers#toh raine#raeda#gwendolyn clawthorne#toh gwen#all my homies hate gwen
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Metyr, The Gloam-Eyed Queen, and The Nox
Lore, item, and speculation analysis. Looking at coincidences and theories a bit closer below the cut.
This is a little more disjointed than my last analysis.
@dykeishheart Replied to your post: I would be curious to know if you think anything in particular about the finger ruins of Rhia and Dheo being shaped just like the godslayer incantation insignia. I haven't seen any people mention it before but I was almost wondering if it's a false thread, like maybe it isn't meant to look like that intentionally bc nothing in Ymir/Metyr quest uses or mentions black flame or the gloam-eyed queen. Unless we interpret Metyr's pink gazing eye as 'gloam' (twilight)
I got this reply and said "yeah, I'll finally get into this!" So thank you!!
I've mentioned vaguely having thoughts on The GEQ/Metyr connections as well as Metyr's connection to the Nox but never got into any of it concretely. I know this specific reply isn't saying Metyr and the GEQ are connected beyond this but I've seen it A LOT and I've wanted to talk about it so it's a good excuse!
You can scroll down to my "Actual Interpretation" header if you want to skip over other's theories and a brief GEQ summary
I want to start by giving an overview on the points I've seen floating around that bring up visual similarities between Metyr and the GEQ so we have a basis for this.
The pattern on Metyr's face, the fingerprint, is similar to both the shape of the godslayer incantations as well as, as user dykeishheart pointed out, the above ground finger ruins
Metyr's tail fingers are in a twist, similar to the helix on the godslayer greatsword.
The godslayer greatsword has a swirling, fingerprint-like pattern on the beginning of the blade before it breaks into a twist
The dominula cape has similar patterns to the incantation as well as the finger sorcery symbols
Jolan and Anna's armor of night, has another similar fingerprint/godslayer-like symbol on the front
My hesitancy with addressing this in detail is that I don't want people to think I'm telling them they're wrong or coming off as argumentative. This is simply my take on the theory. But we're no strangers to characters being associated with the GEQ
So without further adieu, with the points I'll be contesting laid out, here are my thoughts on why Metyr is not connected to the GEQ.
GEQ basics:
We know the GEQ had her own two fingers, was an Empyrean, and was a direct timeline competition to Marika. It seems that, to the Greater Will, they were both potential candidates vying for Elden Lord, each trying to unite the lands between, and possibly the land of shadow, to the GWs plan. It is unclear if at this time the fingers were already unsound and giving baseless messages. I personally do not believe so as these were likely the first sets of two fingers to be bestowed upon Empyreans and still in their early history. It would also make sense that the GW would want false or unfit gods killed off before it's new plan is enacted.
The GEQ controlled destined death, a key aspect of the Elden Ring and one that would be incredibly dangerous for Marika who sought godhood. Thus she and Malekith went to war against her and her Godskins
She raised her godksin from birth, turning the dead flesh of unnamed, and unimportant gods into her children- via the godskin swaddling cloth, also directly connecting her to motherhood.
The meaning of Gloam is roughly synonymous with evening, dusk, twilight, and crepuscule, a time of day characterized by sunset- a blueish to orange/sometimes purple sky. We could also interpret this as "coming to an end" the setting of the sun, the absence of light, or gold. (making her a direct foil to Marika)
Her and her apostles are associated with Black, obsidian, and a deep purple gemstone
My first question about this theory is, what is the theory specifically? That Metyr IS the GEQ or that the GEQ was a follower/champion of Metyr/sanctioned by Metyr?
ON TO
MY ACTUAL INTERPRETATIONS:
My initial thought on the godslayer seal/symbol was always that of inverted fire. A fire devoid of warmth or life, the opposite of those wielded by others in Elden Ring. This is still my interpretation. The Stone set in the middle of the seal, to me, also do not seem intentional enough for me to connect it to Metyr. Had it been anything but black I would be more inclined to give this more weight. Metyr's eye is red/orangeish, bearing an odd crossed separation down its iris. I believe there are too many similar swirling, round patterns in other incantations for this to seem concretely intentional. The Frenzy Flame, Dragon communion, and others all have a swirling in the center. The other thing setting this symbol apart from a fingerprint is the symbols between each ring.
As far as the finger ruins shape, to me they almost feel like sites of large meteor crashes, further suggested by the falling star beast. And Metyr herself is a falling star. Their shape to me feels like a trail of something hitting the ground and settling. I believe it says the lampreys aren't from the land of shadow as well but I could be wrong. They feel very alien and touched by outer presence. I think their fingerprint line shape also feels like the ripples of something crashing there.
Metyr is also a shockingly developed god in comparison to the Elden Beast, so much so that I cannot see her being or sanctioning The GEQ. As I got into in my Ymir Analysis post, Metyr is given strong characterization and emotion. She is loyal and subservient to the GW to the end. Even when she is abandoned she remains true to the purpose it gave her, grieving her corrupt children, waiting, alone, and growing resentful- but only to the point of physical violence via her thrashing and wielding of her head as a weapon. Her built up anger, as her remembrance weapon states, manifests in crushing blows of her head as a weapon. Her utmost rage is literally her beating her head against the ground in frustration, to the detriment of those around her and likely herself. She is described as a kowtower to the GW and seemingly deals with far too much of her own grief, self doubt, and obligation to come up with her own agenda or enact another agenda herself/take any matters into her own hands to the extent of the GEQ. We have also seen the result of her direct connection with others via Ymir and seeing as this is the first/only time we see finger sorcery learned from her it's unlikely anyone else ever made contact to this extent. Her connection to the GEQ is that she birthed the fingers that told the GEQ what to do.
Perhaps, as many others, the GEQ was enamored by the teachings of her two fingers and took inspiration from its form. This wouldn't be uncommon. We see fingerprints in Frenzy flame items, Nox items, and the fingerprint shield- which is an item I would like to get into a lot more in a moment. But to connect her that closely to Metyr feels incredibly out of character for Metyr. Metyr is also largely connected to int builds and sorcery. Never Faith. Even the High Priest Hat boosts both Int and Arcane, not touching upon Faith. I also believe the lack of godskins in the land of shadow is incredibly telling. If the GEQ had connections to Metyr there would surely be something mentioning her blackflame or godskins in the DLC
Both are also associated with motherhood, but to the point that i think it's the opposite of something that connects them narratively. The GEQ has such a specific and unique way of creating her children/warriors, far too different from Metyr's
As far as the connection to her tail fingers goes, there are also countless other connections to helixes being associated with the divine, a main one being the hornsent. Her sword also doesn't have the classic spinal look down the center of the blade that both the Sacred relic sword and fingerslayer blade do.
In terms of connecting dominula to the godskin, that is entirely possible, but this just comes back to my feelings on the godslayer symbol. Connecting anything at all to the finger sorcery symbol would be baseless. This design takes far too much inspiration from the Carian and Raya Lucarian sigils to not be something Ymir created for his own sorceries, thus unique to the land of shadow and his studying of Metyr.
Metyr also seems far too connected to the stars for me to associate her with someone who's name means dusk- a time of day characterized by sunlight still being in the sky albeit fading. You really can't see stars during this time and certainly not enough for them to seem bright. She is far more associated with pure night than evening. Great segway.
The Nox and the Fingerprints and a Slayed God
Like I wanted GEQ lore in the dlc. I wanted to know more about her. But I truly think she's dead :(
I think sometimes we're just looking for GEQs so much that maybe we're overlooking some smaller revelations from the Metyr quest.
Specifically in regards to the Nox's reason for banishment and the fingerslayer blade.
Jolan and Anna are nox swordhands of Night. Their armor describes the swordhands as being born deep underground and their armor bears the fingerprint marking- actually described as a fingerprint in the description this time. But they don't wear this armor because they are in Metyr/Ymir's service. They arrived at the land of shadow wearing this armor that is designed to keep them in the dark and there were more than just two of them. We find the armor on a corpse in a body bag in bonny gaol, next to multiple other bodybags. But we can say for sure there were at least three swordhands here. And they must have had a purpose here for them to be the only Nox in the lands of shadow.
And this got me thinking. What other items specifically reference fingerprints and at first it just seems like frenzy items which seemed like a dead end. But there's one specific item that although related to frenzy, references a time before that- The fingerprint stone shield which is "part of the tomb of an ancient god---- the very seeds from which frenzy first started" So similar to Godwyn's death, a death created an unforeseen consequence, but who was this god? Who killed him? Well, aside from the GEQ, there is one other group of people known for knowing how to kill gods. The Nox. And they had a reason to do so. The Fingerslayer blade is born of a corpse and bears a similar helix and spinal design to the sacred relic sword, implying it is from the body of a god. The sword of a vassal/god that is capable of killing another. Perhaps this was the god the Nox killed in order to create the blade. Perhaps they did not kill this god themselves and merely robbed it's grave and defiled the body by rending the fingerslayer blade from it. The recurring fingerprint motif on the armor of the swordhands and on the tomb is an interesting connection. Regardless, the Nox did not want to be governed by the GW's influence, instead they followed the stars. They were the original GW haters and they wanted to kill one of its vassals and harm the GW. Which vassal did they intend to kill? Ranni uses it on her two fingers but perhaps it was made for Metyr, the source of the GW's messages that they hated so much. They were never able to use it. It's creation led them to be banished and stripped of the stars at the hands of the GW. Swordstress armor states, " Now they live under a false night sky, in eternal anticipation of their liege. Of the coming age of the stars. And their lord of night"
This would make sense as to why the swordhands are in the land of shadow. They were looking for Metyr. And it would also give us some food for thought on Jolan and Anna, Anna perhaps being the one who still believed in their original purpose and Jolan, having disagreed with her. Jolan instead believing she has found what the Nox were awaiting, the return of their stars and their lord of night. Her infatuation with stars, saying Ymir is her shining star, and doing as he asks without question, knowing he sees fate in the stars, heavily implies this is what she believes. Perhaps she too seeks redemption for what she's done as a swordhands, her weak heart leading her to forsake her original goal and seeking her fate in Ymir's stars.
Time to yap, because I understand I'm probably wrong about the ancient god connection bit:
Yapping: This ancient god to Nox connection is just theorizing. We could even theorize that the ancient god mentioned in the fingerprint shield is the GEQs grave and that maybe the Nox didn't kill this god and merely looted the grave, but the timeline on that might be odd. I can't say for sure. Further we can ask who's fingers were the three fingers, this ancient god's? GEQs? Or are they even fingers? Are they merely an apparition of something we will accept messages from? If Marika put the nomadic merchants in that hole in the ground it would also imply she put the tomb down there that held a dead god. A god she killed maybe? Really seems like that's where she puts shit she wants to forget about... The shunning grounds and all that.
Misc images that may be relevant!
#sorry i just love Metyr. I've cried about her. i like the GEQ too i just think that shes unfortunately not important to Miyazaki#elden ring#elden ring shadow of the erdtree#elden ring dlc#shadow of the erdtree#sote#elden ring sote#elden ring spoilers#elden ring lore#Gloam-Eyed queen#elden ring geq#gloam eyed queen#metyr mother of fingers#frenzied flame#nox elden ring#swordhand of night jolan#swordhand of night anna#count ymir#the gloam eyed queen#wait am i actually saying something about the grave below the shunning grounds in regards to the geq? or am i geq pilled now too
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